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duck a member of the family Anatidae which includes many genera of ducks, geese and swans. See anas platyrhynchos, aylesbury, rouen, indian runner, khaki campbell, pekin, muscovy. duck bush, duck plant Gomphocarpus physocarpus. See also asclepias. duck hepatitis a highly infectious and fatal disease of young ducklings caused by an enterovirus, and characterized by hepatitis of sufficient severity to kill the birds within a few hours of signs of illness first being observed. duck louse Anaticola crassicornis (slender duck louse), Trinoton querquedulae (large duck louse). new duck disease see Riemerellaanatipestifer. duck plague see duck plague. duck septicemia see Riemerellaanatipestifer. duck sickness type C botulism. duck virus enteritis see duck plague. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But unlike many baby carriers, their fabrics printed with tacky ducky and teddy-bear designs, this sling rocked. BERKELEY -- It was 1972, Ducky Drake was retiring as UCLA's track coach and the football team was preparing to play California, a school which long stuck in Drake's craw. Like the Easter Vigil when we arrived at church to find a yellow Rubber Ducky thermometer floating in the baptismal font. |
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